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In the nineteenth century, the exploration and settlement of the West exploded. During the 58 years between the Louisiana Purchase and the Civil War, the United States expanded from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, and, in the far West, from the 32nd Parallel to the 49th. By the late 1850s, almost all of these areas had been mapped and explored. Among the many iconic maps featured in this catalogue, which accompanied an exhibition at the Grolier Club, is Lewis and Clark's map of the Northwest. Published in 1814, it remained the standard against which all mapping of that part of North America was measured for decades.

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Westward the Course of Empire – Exploring and

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      Publisher: Grolier Club of New York
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/07/2018
      ISBN13: 9781605830735, 978-1605830735
      ISBN10: 1605830739
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In the nineteenth century, the exploration and settlement of the West exploded. During the 58 years between the Louisiana Purchase and the Civil War, the United States expanded from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, and, in the far West, from the 32nd Parallel to the 49th. By the late 1850s, almost all of these areas had been mapped and explored. Among the many iconic maps featured in this catalogue, which accompanied an exhibition at the Grolier Club, is Lewis and Clark's map of the Northwest. Published in 1814, it remained the standard against which all mapping of that part of North America was measured for decades.

      Trade Review
      "This is a fine volume that I am certain will interest map collectors, cartographic historians, and institutional repositories and archives. It is worth embarking on this guided tour through the cartographic history of western North America." * The Portolan *

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